Christ-followers we are to follow Christ in every way. We are to be imitators of Christ and all that He is, and we shouldn't be imitators of this world. As Christ-followers, we should strive, twenty-four-seven, to look and be more like Jesus from the inside out.

We should be God's look-a-like. He shapes us into His image through His word and by sharing His word which is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We should reflect Christ and who He is continuously. We should constantly live our lives right, before the Lord, like we are His only follower, even if it means that we are the only ones living right before Him. Our aim shouldn't be to fit in with the world. It is completely impossible for Christ-followers to fit in with the world because they were not made for the world. They were made for Jesus! They are not of this world.

Jesus said, in the Bible, "They are not of this world just as I am not of this world." (John 17:16)

Jesus was referring to the body of Christ or the Christ-followers when He said they are not of this world just as I am not of this world. We were not made for this world but for the eternal kingdom of God. To imitate the world is evil but imitating Christ is what pleases God. We should obtain Christlikeness from the inside out. It is our destiny to become like Him completely.

"Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God." (3 John 1:11)

This is how we know the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil. We are not all on the same page. There is a difference between the world and those who follow Christ. The world is still lost in darkness and in sin desperately in need of Christ. Those who follow Christ have been redeemed by Jesus Christ, who is the light of the world.

Jesus said, in the Bible, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not remain in darkness but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)

If we are truly follow Christ the light we shine, from the inside out, should not be a reflection of the world's light that is fading. As Christ-followers, the light we shine, from the inside out, should be Jesus Christ. This is how the world will see that there truly is something different about us and that difference is Jesus. This is how our lives point the lost to Christ. This is how Christ reaches the lost souls in the world for Him and His glory.

Those who do not know Jesus see that there is something different about us and they wonder what it is. This is how Christ shines in us. It's not we that shine but Christ shines in us. Jesus is life and its point is to undeniably and unashamedly point to Jesus in every way and in everything by being used by God to advance His kingdom by spreading the gospel message which is Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, in the Bible, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to everyone." (Mark 16:15)

If we are not following Christ in every way and in everything we cannot reach the lost and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in every way. We must be completely ready to be used by God so that the Holy Spirit will fully shine in and through us.

When we feel the most lost may be the very moment we discover that someone is searching for us.

Slightly Obsessed #197: Are We Spiritual Darwinists?

Two secular scientists recently stumbled upon evidence challenging their evolutionary assumptions. Do we subconsciously doubt God's power and quietly live a similar Darwinian existence? Are we ready to be challenged to believe in His power to intervene in our lives?

Slightly Obsessed #229: When Pain Is a Good Thing

The pain takes us down and drives us to our knees. We long for relief, for a way out. But in the secret place of suffering, we discover that pain is our friend.

Slightly Obsessed #228: The God of the Grateful

My world had just fallen into a pit. We had a young daughter, four other children, and no insurance. I was so sick that I didn’t even know if I could get to the doctor for tests. Despair rolled over us in waves.
Then God spoke.

Slightly Obsessed #227: Release the Beautiful

As we smiled at the people we met on our walk I wondered at the social custom that requires face-to-face congeniality on a bike path among strangers who would soon be in our respective cars fighting over a lane change. It’s easier to be mad at people when we can’t see their faces.

Slightly Obsessed #226: Triune

In its most basic element, our very existence mirrors His Godhead in trinity. Each person enters time and space as three: body, soul, and spirit.